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December 9, 2017

Natura – Mindful & Miniature Cuisine

Photo ⎮ kuva:Katja K.

ENG What a better place to celebrate Finland's centenary than with dear friends, in the middle of Helsinki, at Natura(Iso Roobertinkatu 11)!

The menu of clear, clean flavors is "built round Finnish small scale producers and local ingredients", say restaurateurs David and Anya. With a preferance on organic and Fairtrade (my kind of place!), the fish is of sustainable species and the meat comes from farms the restaurateurs know personally and where the animals' living conditions and diet are ideal.

"The milk was from a farm in Mikkeli, Finland, home to a cow called Ilusia and her calf Lorelei. How sweet is that?

While we were told that the capers accompanying the pike perch, served with brown butter and jerusalem artichoke, originated from David's mother's garden in Greece, I especially liked the story that came with my white mold cheese served with potato jam and ash rye bread: I learned that the milk was from a farm in Mikkeli, Finland, home to a cow called Ilusia and her calf Lorelei. How sweet is that?

And talking about wine, to go with my meal I enjoyed a delicious glass of Portuguese vinho verde, Aphros Ten (Loureiro, 2015), produced from certified biodynamic grapes.

Thanks for the invitation Rita, Kalle & Nea!

The interiors, mindful of both lighting and acoustics, is by Ateljé Sotamaa. – And what a gorgeous crowd!

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Recyclie, that's me, a foodie gone (re)cycling: This blog's all about bicycle riding, living and cooking on a shoestring, and, naturally, recycling, or "repairing, repainting, reinterpreting, reviving, redeploying or simply relishing" – to quote one of my favorite interior designers and authors, Ilse Crawford–, feminine and Finnish style, with an Italian twist. In real life, I'm a Helsinki-based interpreter and translator, as well as the author of "Reilun kaupan ruokaa ja elämää" (Perhemediat, 2009), that is, the first Finnish Fairtrade cookbook.